The Olympic Peninsula Wineries’ Northwest Wine & Cheese Tour will offer some new sights this weekend.
The self-guided tour is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Wine specials will be available throughout the weekend at 10 wineries and cideries in Chimacum, Port Townsend, Sequim and Port Angeles and on Marrowstone Island.
Advance tickets are available online at www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org for $35.
Tickets will be $40 at the door of participating wineries all weekend.
Tour tickets include wine and cheese tasting at all 10 wineries and cideries plus a commemorative wineglass.
Independently, each venue charges a $7 tasting fee.
Special events
While each venue will offer a selection of cheese and artisan wine pairings, special events are planned as well.
A Tibetan yak will be a special guest Sunday at Finnriver Farm & Cidery in Chimacum.
A crew from Yaks in the Cradle farm in Quilcene will bring the animal for guests to meet.
Eaglemount Wine & Cider will show off its new tasting room at the historic Palindrome in Port Townsend.
The property also houses the Arcadia
Inn, a 1908 Craftsman farmhouse that will become a bed-and-breakfast.
Wind Rose Cellars in Sequim will offer live music beginning tonight, with Me and Boys playing bluegrass from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Saturday, Blue Rooster will play a mixture of blues and rockabilly from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
At Olympic Cellars in Port Angeles, winemaker Greg Vogtritter will demonstrate how to make cheese.
Do-it-yourself kits will be available for those who want to try it at home.
Where to go
Wineries and cideries taking part in the tour are:
■ Finnriver Farm & Cidery, 142 Barn Swallow Road, Chimacum; 360-732-4337; www.finnriver.com.
■ Marrowstone Vineyards, 423 Meade Road off state Highway 16 in Nordland, 360-385-5239; www.marrowstonevineyards.com.
■ Lullaby Winery, 274 Otto St., Suite S, Port Townsend; 509-386-1324; www.lullabywinery.com.
■ FairWinds Winery, 1984 W. Hastings Ave., Port Townsend; 360-385-6899; www.fairwindswinery.com.
■ Alpenfire Cider, 220 Pocket Lane, Port Townsend; 360-379-8915; www.alpenfirecider.com.
■ Eaglemount Wine and Cider, tasting room located at 1893 S. Jacob Miller Road, Port Townsend; 360-732-4084; www.eaglemountwinery.com.
■ Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St., Sequim; 360-358-5469; www.windrosecellars.com.
■ Olympic Cellars Winery, 255410 U.S. Highway 101 between Port Angeles and Sequim, 360-452-0160; www.olympiccellars.com.
■ Camaraderie Cellars, 334 Benson Road, Port Angeles; 360-417-3564; www.camaraderiecellars.com.
■ Harbinger Winery, 2358 W. U.S. Highway 101, Port Angeles; 360-452-4262; www.harbingerwinery.com.
For more information about the tour, visit www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org.
